More than one Bumper?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by bmesa123

For this year's competition, our robot's frame is designed with two levels (Like a sandwich).. One is the lowermost part of the frame at 28" by 38", about 4" from the ground. The second level is supported directly above the first level with the same dimensions. The rules state that the bumpers on the sides of our robot must be located between 2-10" from the bottom of our robot.

My question is, if the upper and lower levels have the same dimensions, and the upper level is located 10" or greater from the bottom level, will we need to make two sets of bumpers: one for between 2-10", and another for the section of the robot that exceeds 10" in height?

No. Bumpers are only to be mounted between 2 and 10 inches from the ground, where the bumper zone is.

Also note that a 28" by 38" robot, if you aren't including bolt heads in that measurement, will most likely not fit in the sizing box, forcing you to rebuild your robot slightly smaller. Most teams design an inch undersize in any given direction to allow for bolt heads and other miscellaneous stuff like that.